Classic Haiku : A Master's Selection

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Haiku; Spring; Summer; Autumn; Winter; New Year's; Back Cover.;In this wonderful collection, haiku poet Yuzuru Miura has selected and translated poems by past masters such as Basho and Buson, as well as contemporary poets. Fireflies, pheasants, a summer shower, winter snow, camellias, and other beautiful subjects are included among the one hundred poems in this impressive anthology. A revered collection, Classic Haiku evokes the peace and serenity of the Japanese way of life. Haiku, the traditional Japanese verse composed of seventeen syllables, are crafted to express an entire dramatic scene or philosophical idea in a single line of verse. In this collection, haiku poet Yuzuru Miura has selected and translated poems by past masters like Basho and Buson, as well as haiku by contemporary poets. Fireflies, pheasants, a summer shower, winter snow, camellias - all the favorite haiku subjects are included among the one hundred poems of this impressive new anthology. Includes 40 black & white illustrations and calligraphy. Westerners have long been fascinated by haiku, the traditional Japanese verse form composed of seventeen syllables. These miniature masterpieces can express a dramatic scene or philosophical idea in a single line of verse Sparrows
Playing hide-and-seek
Among the tea blossoms.

—Kobayashi Issa

Haiku, the traditional Japanese verse form composed of seventeen syllables, can express a dramatic scene or philosophical idea in a single line of verse. In this collection, haiku poet Yuzuru Miura has selected and translated poems by past masters such as Basho and Buson, as well as haiku by contemporary poets. Fireflies, pheasants, a summer shower, winter snow, camellias—all the favorite haiku subjects are included among the one hundred poems of this impressive anthology. Classic Haiku evokes the peace and serenity of the Japanese way of life.
Sparrows Playing hide-and-seek Among the tea blossoms. —Kobayashi Issa Haiku, the traditional Japanese verse form composed of seventeen syllables, can express a dramatic scene or philosophical idea in a single line of verse. In this collection, haiku poet Yuzuru Miura has selected and translated poems by past masters such as Basho and Buson, as well as haiku by contemporary poets. Fireflies, pheasants, a summer shower, winter snow, camellias—all the favorite haiku subjects are included among the one hundred poems of this impressive anthology. Classic Haiku evokes the peace and serenity of the Japanese way of life. In this collection, haiku poet Yuzuru Miura has selected and translated poems by past masters like Bashō and Buson, as well as haiku by contemporary poets. Fireflies, pheasants, camellias - all the favorite haiku subjects are included among the one hundred poems of this anthology.--From publisher's description Yosa Buson (1716-84) was a leading poet of the late eighteenth century and also a distinguished painter.